Cheap cards for multi-monitor mode under 2k

This is a discussion about Cheap cards for multi-monitor mode under 2k in the Windows Hardware category; I have a problem with multi-monitors under Win2k. No S3 cards work. The SIS card I have is not compatible. Are there any cheap video cards that ACTUALLY work in multi-mode. I just want a damn video card that won't cost me my wallet and sanity.

Windows Hardware 9627 This topic was started by felix, 2000-07-18 17:08. Last reply by ByronT, 2000-07-18 23:45

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felix

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2000-07-18 19:08

I have a problem with multi-monitors under Win2k.

No S3 cards work.
The SIS card I have is not compatible.

Are there any cheap video cards that ACTUALLY work in multi-mode.

I just want a damn video card that won't cost me my wallet and sanity.

Really pissed off at this point.

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Noodlez

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2000-07-18 19:23

If you good card is an AGP card and the cheap one a PCI, have you tryed setting the PCI as the main card in the bios then in w2k setting the AGP as the main one, that is how I got my cheap as voodoo rush card to work in muti mode

SHS

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2000-07-18 23:23

3dfx, 3Dlabs, ATI, nVidia, Trident all support VGA mode, need say S3 & SiS are joke if not the main boot card.
But here a tip you can make that S3 & SiS work but it you have change Video boot oder to PCI in bios.
Your "Lifeview FlyVideo '98 FM" don't count on it working.

ByronT

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2000-07-18 23:45

I had the worse problems when running a Stealth III S540 (Savage4) 32MB PCI card with a Diamond V770 Ultra (TNT2) 32MB AGP adapter. S3/Diamond swore that it was a "tried" and "tested" setup. What a bunch of bull. I eventually found an old Diamond Fire GL 1000 Pro 8MB (Permedia2) and am now using it without any problems.

HTH.

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